Dariusvs Akali
Darius vs Akali is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Akali wins with a 57.7% win rate (+15.4%) over Darius based on 52 games. Akali holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Darius build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Darius vs Akali matchup.
Darius Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Darius performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Akali(42.3%)Who Wins the Darius vs Akali Matchup?
Darius vs Akali Matchup Summary
The Darius vs Akali matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 52 recent matches analyzed, Akali wins with a 57.7% win rate compared to Darius's 42.3%, giving Akali a 15.4 percentage point advantage. Akali dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Darius players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Darius leads by 0.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Akali has a strong advantage in this matchup. Darius players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Akali overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Darius vs Akali Laning Phase Breakdown
Darius is favored during the laning phase against Akali, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Darius holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Darius Build Against Akali
Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Akali, providing the mobility and stats Darius needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Darius against Akali are Stridebreaker, Death's Dance and Force of Nature. This combination gives Darius an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 60.0% win rate across 5 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Akali. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Darius vs Akali matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Darius42.9%Akali57.1%Darius41.9%Akali58.1%Akali dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 57.1% win rate — a 14.3 percentage point lead over Darius. This lopsided early game means Akali can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Akali is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 58.1% win rate — 16.1 points above Darius. Extended games heavily favor Akali, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Akali holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Darius players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Darius Runes Against Akali
Precision
Resolve
The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Darius the best tools to compete against Akali in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Darius matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. The table below shows Darius's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Darius build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.85% | 327 | 6.9 | 803 | 12,339 | 54.4% | 42.4% | |
| 50.80% | 316 | 6.2 | 870 | 12,610 | 48.1% | 52.8% | |
| 44.57% | 267 | 6.4 | 869 | 11,887 | 43.7% | 45.6% | |
| 47.88% | 260 | 5.8 | 966 | 12,203 | 46.1% | 49.3% | |
| 49.36% | 234 | 6.4 | 874 | 12,115 | 45.2% | 53.4% | |
| 50.70% | 215 | 5.7 | 840 | 12,072 | 52.5% | 48.4% | |
| 54.04% | 198 | 5.8 | 757 | 11,982 | 44.1% | 64.6% | |
| 51.31% | 193 | 6.6 | 846 | 12,388 | 59.3% | 45.5% | |
| 45.08% | 193 | 5.6 | 600 | 11,952 | 40.5% | 48.3% | |
| 47.12% | 192 | 4.7 | 753 | 12,407 | 52.9% | 42.3% | |
| 44.51% | 174 | 6.5 | 684 | 11,753 | 38.1% | 50.6% | |
| 44.97% | 169 | 6.3 | 810 | 12,590 | 48.0% | 42.5% | |
| 44.79% | 163 | 6.2 | 789 | 11,800 | 46.8% | 42.9% | |
| 53.70% | 162 | 6.0 | 708 | 11,888 | 49.4% | 58.0% | |
| 61.25% | 161 | 6.3 | 881 | 12,294 | 54.8% | 66.7% | |
| 45.57% | 158 | 6.5 | 686 | 12,247 | 45.1% | 46.0% | |
| 50.00% | 156 | 6.8 | 840 | 12,267 | 52.0% | 48.1% | |
| 52.00% | 150 | 6.8 | 698 | 11,959 | 52.9% | 50.8% | |
| 49.28% | 140 | 7.0 | 994 | 13,340 | 46.7% | 51.3% | |
| 42.75% | 138 | 6.5 | 742 | 11,549 | 35.9% | 48.6% | |
| 46.72% | 122 | 6.7 | 726 | 12,628 | 41.5% | 50.7% | |
| 49.59% | 121 | 6.8 | 847 | 12,505 | 55.2% | 44.4% | |
| 53.33% | 121 | 7.0 | 850 | 13,488 | 66.0% | 45.2% | |
| 50.42% | 119 | 6.4 | 851 | 12,803 | 56.5% | 46.6% | |
| 53.10% | 113 | 6.8 | 834 | 13,061 | 50.0% | 55.2% | |
| 49.56% | 113 | 6.3 | 905 | 11,648 | 50.0% | 49.1% | |
| 48.65% | 113 | 6.1 | 852 | 13,194 | 58.8% | 40.0% | |
| 46.43% | 112 | 6.9 | 818 | 12,538 | 46.1% | 46.7% | |
| 51.35% | 112 | 5.8 | 815 | 13,564 | 55.8% | 48.5% | |
| 46.53% | 101 | 1.4 | 640 | 13,179 | 56.8% | 40.6% | |
| 46.81% | 94 | 7.0 | 751 | 12,210 | 56.0% | 36.4% | |
| 38.71% | 94 | 6.2 | 566 | 11,786 | 40.5% | 37.3% | |
| 52.69% | 93 | 6.8 | 847 | 12,890 | 45.6% | 59.6% | |
| 44.83% | 87 | 2.5 | 664 | 12,829 | 47.4% | 42.9% | |
| 43.02% | 86 | 6.5 | 673 | 11,947 | 50.0% | 38.0% | |
| 46.51% | 86 | 2.2 | 697 | 12,604 | 41.9% | 51.2% | |
| 52.38% | 85 | 1.9 | 742 | 13,449 | 55.8% | 48.8% | |
| 40.00% | 85 | 5.4 | 736 | 12,682 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 51.90% | 79 | 2.1 | 715 | 13,429 | 51.4% | 52.3% | |
| 55.13% | 79 | 6.7 | 802 | 12,163 | 56.8% | 53.7% | |
| 60.26% | 78 | 6.7 | 845 | 13,050 | 58.1% | 61.7% | |
| 43.59% | 78 | 3.4 | 743 | 12,196 | 44.7% | 42.5% | |
| 42.11% | 77 | 5.4 | 839 | 12,971 | 41.4% | 42.5% | |
| 55.56% | 74 | 1.1 | 645 | 13,429 | 56.3% | 55.0% | |
| 50.70% | 71 | 4.5 | 642 | 12,063 | 53.6% | 48.8% | |
| 54.84% | 62 | 5.3 | 597 | 13,252 | 70.8% | 44.7% | |
| 40.32% | 62 | 2.3 | 681 | 11,556 | 44.4% | 34.6% | |
| 51.61% | 62 | 1.7 | 570 | 12,222 | 51.6% | 51.6% | |
| 57.38% | 61 | 6.3 | 661 | 12,163 | 60.0% | 55.6% | |
| 35.71% | 56 | 1.3 | 683 | 13,873 | 36.4% | 35.3% | |
| 48.15% | 55 | 6.4 | 652 | 12,242 | 50.0% | 46.7% | |
| 55.56% | 54 | 3.8 | 764 | 12,993 | 68.0% | 44.8% | |
| 47.17% | 53 | 5.8 | 620 | 11,577 | 40.0% | 51.5% | |
| 50.94% | 53 | 6.8 | 943 | 11,589 | 45.7% | 61.1% | |
| 47.17% | 53 | 6.8 | 918 | 13,513 | 45.5% | 48.4% | |
| 42.31% | 52 | 6.4 | 722 | 11,041 | 42.9% | 41.9% | |
| 52.94% | 51 | 2.0 | 633 | 12,530 | 37.5% | 66.7% | |
| 52.17% | 46 | 2.3 | 703 | 13,559 | 58.8% | 48.3% | |
| 63.64% | 44 | 1.4 | 723 | 13,492 | 72.7% | 54.5% | |
| 46.51% | 43 | 5.9 | 667 | 11,621 | 47.6% | 45.5% | |
| 69.05% | 42 | 1.2 | 677 | 13,391 | 66.7% | 70.8% | |
| 60.98% | 41 | 6.5 | 764 | 12,676 | 47.4% | 72.7% | |
| 43.59% | 40 | 3.3 | 715 | 12,670 | 53.9% | 38.5% | |
| 52.50% | 40 | 1.4 | 637 | 13,441 | 44.4% | 59.1% | |
| 45.95% | 37 | 2.8 | 693 | 11,463 | 50.0% | 38.5% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 1.5 | 678 | 13,296 | 53.3% | 57.1% | |
| 44.44% | 36 | 6.0 | 603 | 10,923 | 42.1% | 47.1% | |
| 57.14% | 35 | 1.3 | 554 | 10,930 | 60.9% | 50.0% | |
| 54.29% | 35 | 1.4 | 668 | 12,233 | 55.0% | 53.3% | |
| 57.14% | 35 | 5.1 | 668 | 13,067 | 60.0% | 55.0% | |
| 39.39% | 33 | 3.6 | 834 | 13,068 | 31.3% | 47.1% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 1.9 | 691 | 12,138 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 48.39% | 31 | 5.0 | 879 | 12,771 | 40.0% | 52.4% | |
| 61.29% | 31 | 6.7 | 693 | 11,361 | 58.8% | 64.3% | |
| 55.17% | 30 | 1.6 | 663 | 12,768 | 70.0% | 47.4% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 1.9 | 687 | 13,210 | 40.0% | 52.6% | |
| 55.17% | 29 | 3.8 | 719 | 12,835 | 58.3% | 52.9% | |
| 58.62% | 29 | 7.2 | 788 | 11,443 | 72.2% | 36.4% | |
| 65.38% | 26 | 2.2 | 693 | 13,385 | 70.0% | 62.5% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 1.2 | 623 | 11,470 | 52.9% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 5.9 | 754 | 11,312 | 77.8% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 25 | 2.3 | 743 | 13,199 | 71.4% | 41.2% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 3.8 | 751 | 11,716 | 69.2% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 2.9 | 727 | 13,049 | 46.1% | 72.7% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 2.8 | 661 | 13,462 | 66.7% | 52.9% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 2.9 | 738 | 12,813 | 72.7% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 1.9 | 572 | 11,578 | 42.9% | 42.9% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 6.6 | 753 | 12,749 | 77.8% | 54.5% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 1.0 | 527 | 12,370 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 1.0 | 675 | 13,631 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 2.8 | 592 | 11,228 | 50.0% | 36.4% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 6.4 | 696 | 10,356 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 23.08% | 13 | 1.4 | 516 | 11,624 | 14.3% | 33.3% | |
| 15.38% | 13 | 3.5 | 635 | 11,742 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.9 | 736 | 14,163 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 1.3 | 564 | 13,964 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 1.2 | 607 | 11,393 | 20.0% | 66.7% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 4.9 | 535 | 10,005 | 57.1% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.1 | 733 | 13,406 | 25.0% | 37.5% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 2.3 | 594 | 11,969 | 0.0% | 37.5% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 2.1 | 567 | 11,003 | 60.0% | 20.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 5.9 | 607 | 13,277 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 1.6 | 720 | 13,749 | 100.0% | 71.4% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 3.4 | 751 | 12,937 | 100.0% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 3.8 | 847 | 14,440 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.4 | 683 | 13,311 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 5.5 | 712 | 12,905 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 7.0 | 851 | 15,131 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 4.3 | 474 | 9,948 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.5 | 553 | 11,867 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.3 | 455 | 10,629 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.5 | 628 | 12,812 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.3 | 676 | 13,242 | 100.0% | 16.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.6 | 700 | 12,041 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.8 | 982 | 14,224 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.1 | 462 | 9,574 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.0 | 769 | 13,293 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.2 | 632 | 11,114 | 20.0% | 100.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 3.9 | 654 | 10,304 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 795 | 11,335 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 464 | 7,883 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 608 | 7,952 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.7 | 565 | 10,486 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 685 | 11,833 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.7 | 553 | 13,351 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 600 | 9,408 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
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Darius vs Akali - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Darius do against Akali in League of Legends?
Akali wins the Darius vs Akali matchup with a 57.7% win rate compared to Darius's 42.3%, a 15.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 52 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Darius do against Akali in the early game?
In the early game, Akali has the advantage against Darius with a 57.1% win rate versus 42.9%. Akali players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Darius do against Akali in the late game?
In the late game, Akali takes over the Darius vs Akali matchup with a 58.1% win rate compared to 41.9%. Akali scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Darius vs Akali matchup?
Akali wins the matchup against Darius with a 57.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 15.4 percentage point advantage means Akali is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 52 games analyzed.
What is the best Darius build against Akali?
The best Darius build against Akali includes Stridebreaker, Death's Dance, Force of Nature with Boots of Swiftness. This build achieves a 60.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Darius runes against Akali?
The best Darius runes against Akali use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 44.4% win rate in the Darius vs Akali matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Darius counter Akali?
No, Darius struggles against Akali with only a 42.3% win rate. Akali has the advantage in this matchup. Darius players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Akali's lead.
How do I play Darius against Akali?
When playing Darius against Akali, play cautiously and avoid Akali's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Akali has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.